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(Stafford Springs, CT)—After making his Stafford debut for the final 3
\nraces of the 2010 season, Paul Tommasino returned to Stafford\u2019s SK Light
\nModified division in 2011 and ran 12 of the 19 races, posting his first
\ncareer top-10 finish in the process. For the 2012 season, Tommasino is
\nlooking to take his car to the next level and be a consistent top-5 threat
\nevery week.
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\n\u201cThis will be my third season at Stafford, and I\u2019m looking forward to it,\u201d
\nsaid Tommasino. \u201cWe\u2019ve made a few changes on the car, but for the most part
\nit will be the same stuff we ran last year. Towards the end of the year,
\nour motor started to get a little tired, so we just sent our engine to Tony
\nat T\/A to get freshened up. We really like Stafford, the track is clean and
\nprofessional, we like the half-mile size, and the competition is the best,
\nthere\u2019s a lot of really good guys racing at Stafford.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Tommasino has had only a handful of starts in his relatively short
\nStafford career, he knows exactly where he needs to get stronger in order to
\nhave better results on the track and become a contender.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think our weak point last year was car setup,\u201d said Tommasino. \u201cWe just
\ncouldn\u2019t seem to get the car setup right. We had Dave Etheridge come over
\nto the shop one night, and he played around with the car for about 20
\nminutes and after he did that we instantly started to run better. Once Dave
\nworked on the car, it seemed like things were starting to come together for
\nus.\u201d<\/p>\n
With Etheridge\u2019s help on the chassis setup and a newly freshened engine,
\nTommasino is looking to make a the leap into a car that can be a contender
\nfor a top-5 finish every Friday night this season.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur goal is to go all out for this year and try to get the car into the
\ntop-5. We\u2019re putting a little more into the car now than we did at this
\npoint last year and since the top-3 guys from last year\u2019s points have moved
\non, I think there will be a lot of new faces in the winner\u2019s circle this
\nseason. I have some great crew guys in Ernie, Ron, and Larry, and hopefully
\nwe can get the car good enough to be one of those new faces in the winner\u2019s
\ncircle this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 2012 season kicks off at Stafford Motor Speedway with the 41st Annual
\nCARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler on April 27-29. Tickets for the CARQUEST
\nTech-Net Spring Sizzler are available and on sale now through the SMS Box
\nOffice. Tickets are priced at $38.50 for adult general admission tickets,
\n$5.00 for children ages 6-14, and children ages 5 and under are admitted
\nfree of charge when accompanied by an adult. Reserved seating will be priced
\nat $42.00 for all ages. All ticket prices include 10% CT Admission Tax. As
\nalways, Stafford Motor Speedway offers free parking with overnight parking
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